November 13, 2012

Preparing for TICAD V is the 2012 meeting of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue's Africa Task Force. This meeting is held in conjunction with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Task force members and participants will present on a wide variety of topics related to development in Africa, such as industrial policy, finance, natural resources, and sustainability.

Léonce NdikumanaSpeakerAndrew Glyn Professor of Economics, Director of the African Development Policy ProgramDepartment of Economics and Political Economy Research InstituteUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst

Julia CageSpeakerDoctoral CandidateEconomics DepartmentHarvard University and The Paris School of Economics

Ravi KanburSpeakerProfessor of EconomicsCornell University

Martin RamaSpeakerDirector of 2013 World Development ReportWorld Development ReportsThe World Bank

Paul JourdanSpeakerChairCoega Development Corporation (CDC)

Maurice KuglerSpeakerHead of the Development Research and Data UnitHuman Development ReportUnited Nations Development Programme